I greatly admire all research and work you have done to create these butters! Thank you for the information. I have a quick question for you. I have an allergy to coconut; is there another oil that I can substitute that will give the right consistency and butter flavor?

This looks great! How much cream of tartar should be substituted for the vinegar?

You have mentioned that coconut oil requires to be melted before adding it to the butter. But in Goa coconut oil is always in the liquid state, Goa's climate being tropical, except for the very brief period of winter (November-January end).

We use home made unrefined coconut oil (from coconut trees in our garden) for cooking too. Can I use home made oil? Is it ok to use it directly as melting it is not possible, unless I freeze/refrigerate it and then melt it?

Oh My God! Your recipes are amazing. I have been wondering about vegan butter for a long time and as you said they practically don't exist. Margarine and other substitutes just do not taste the same and do not do the job well. I am dying to try out these recipes for vegan butter starting with the basic one. I'll get back with a report.

Can you replace lemon juice for Apple cider vinegar? It curdles the milk better.

I was disheartened to see canola oil listed as an ingredient in this recipe.

A variety developed in 1998 is considered to be the most disease- and drought-resistant Canola variety of rapeseed to date. This and other recent varieties have been produced by using genetic engineering. Currently, 82% of the rapeseed crops planted in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan are GM (genetically modified) herbicide-tolerant canola varieties.

From the Wikipedia.

Canola oil is not good for humans at all.

I am SEW making this immediately! Finally vegan butter! Can't wait to try it! Thanks SEW much!

are the 'lauric' fats such as coconut oil turning to hydrogenated fats becuase you are melting them and then freezing them? i am on the swank diet for multiple sclerosis and can not have coconut, palm or cocoa butter is there another way to make this butter? sounds so yummy!

You write "Real butter consists of about 18% fat, 78% water and 4% milk solids." In Ireland butter has 80% minimum fat, the rest being water and milk solids I imagine. (and usually max 2% salt)

Is butter in the US that different? or are fat and water content switched above?

My father is allergic to coconut. Are there any substitutes for coconut oil that can be used in the Regular Vegan Butter recipe?

This post is amazing, thank you so much! Packed with information and recipes, that's great! In Brazil where I'm from and here in the Oceania where I'm travelling we don't have any alternative for vegan butter apart from margarine. I'm sharing this post so many more sad vegan bakers can enjoy this!

Mattie, these recipes are brilliant! Quick question: will guar gum work in place of xanthan gum?

this recipe looks great! but i wonder, how do you think this would taste in mashed potatoes? would it still give it that same buttery taste that earth balance gives it?

This is an excellent article. It is well thought out and presented in an excellent format. I also appreciate your concern about palm and habitat destruction.

I have food allergies and cannot have palm or coconut products, corn, and dairy (among other things). That means I no longer have any butter alternatives other than hydrogenated soybean shortening. Do you have any other suggestions for fats that will work to create a vegan butter? Other than the one using cocoa butter, that is. I am looking forward to making a batch to use for baking desserts, but there are some uses that really shouldn't have a chocolate flavor.

Thank you for any suggestions that you might be able to offer.

I hope you get a patent for your recipes! With all the scientific information, you sound like Alton Brown. Are you related? ;-) Thanks so much!